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1955 Map of Nicholson

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Nicholson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Pearl River and its intricate network of bayous form the backbone of this borderland landscape between Mississippi and Louisiana. The Southern railroad line runs parallel to the river, anchoring the community of Nicholson and providing a transportation corridor through the dense wetlands. The map reveals a transition in land use by the mid-1970s, as traditional Gravel Pits and timberlands near Santa Rosa sit adjacent to the large NASA Test Facility in the southeast.

Genealogists will find significant value in the scattered rural landmarks, including Turtleskin Cem and several local congregations such as Red Hill Ch and Oak Ridge Ch. The terrain is defined by a complex hydrology of named sloughs and lakes, from Bilbo Lake and Murdock Eddy Lake to the meandering Hobolochitto Bayou. This survey documents a specific era of infrastructure growth, where interstate-era road revisions overlay a much older pattern of river-dependent settlements and family-named landmarks like Porters Island.